UNITED NATIONS building in New York City (Shutterstock/Diego Grande).

A United Nations resolution calling for an immediate “humanitarian” cease-fire in Gaza was vetoed Friday by the United States. As a permanent member of the Security Council, the U.S. can veto any resolution.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked “Article 99” of the United Nations Charter allowing him to declare a threat to international peace and security.

America’s refusal to go along with the proposal comes from a fear that stopping the fighting would allow Hamas to remain in Gaza, leading to another war later.

Europe’s new A.I law

A new law regulating artificial intelligence was passed Friday by the European Parliament in an effort to curb the rapid use of the technology that carries both promise and danger.

The A.I Act is intended to reduce abuses such as law enforcement violation of privacy as well as the spreading of disinformation by the creation of photorealistic images. Also targeted is the use of A.I. to take work away from humans.

Once finalized, the law wouldn’t take effect for one to two years, during which time the technology of artificial intelligence may have evolved beyond this piece of legislation.

Movie star Ryan O’Neal dead at 82

RYAN O’NEAL in 1968 (Wikipedia).

The star of the night-time TV soap opera “Peyton Place” and several movie romances in the 1970s, Ryan O’Neal, is dead at 82.

O’Neal moved from television fame to hit films like “Love Story,” “Paper Moon,” “What’s Up Doc” as well as the historical drama “Barry Lyndon.”

He was also in the limelight because of his relationship with Farrah Fawcett, a star of “Charlie’s Angels” and an icon because of a famous poster of her posing in a clingy bathing suit.

He’s the father of two children, Griffin O’Neal and Tatum O’Neal, who pursued her own acting career for a time.

Sports: Where’s Shohei now?

SHOHEI OHTANI

Not since “Where’s Waldo” have so many people been trying so hard to find a famous figure. In this case, it’s Shohei Ohtani, the two-way Angels star who is now is a free agent. The heaviest of speculation has him about to sign with the Toronto Blue Jays, after deciding to pass on offers from the Dodgers and Angels.

Some people have tried to track airline flights in an effort to get insights into where “The Unicorn” will eventually land. Why would anyone want to pass up sunny California on the Pacific Coast is a mystery, but so is this search fo Shohei.

Weather: Sun, clouds, sun, etc.

The West Orange County forecast calls for temperatures in the 70s all weekend and into the new week, with a gradual cooling trend from 76 to 70 for daytime highs and 50 to 46 for overnight lows. Sun is forecast for Saturday and Tuesday, with partly cloudy skies in between.